Influenced by Soul music from an early age Laura Leigh grew up listening to the likes of Mary J Blige, Alicia Keys and Joss Stone. Also being a big fan of Pop Music, this has led to creating her own style that she calls “Soul with a Pop twist”. Being part of a roadshow, Laura Leigh performed across many festivals and events throughout the Northwest gaining a lot of attention along the way. Entering local competition Urban Idol Laura Leigh won an award for artist with the most potential to succeed in the industry presented by Richard Blackwood. She was then picked out from the crowd by 70s soul group The Real Thing and went on to support the group for at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. Writing her own original songs, she has also previously been featured as BBC’s unsigned artist of the month and received radio play on Radio1Xtra and BBC Merseyside where she performed live on air. Laura is currently a finalist in the UK Songwriting Competition with her song Empty Sheets.

Inspired by communities across Canada as well as literature and film, Toronto-based composer and multi-disciplinary artist Tristan Zaba seeks to break musical boundaries through the radical exploration of artistic sincerity. His work has been featured at festivals including Source Song Festival, the Winnipeg New Music Festival, and Orford Musique, and has been noted for allowing audiences and musicians alike to "journey through the depths of the human mind" (Community News Commons). Recent projects include the founding of new vocal music series Slow Rise Music alongside soprano McKenzie Warriner and collaboration with ensembles ranging from the Toronto Amadeus Choir to Vienna’s Trio Immersio. He has been the recipient of grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, and SOCAN Foundation; held residencies with multiple ensembles including the University of Toronto Guitar Orchestra; and won numerous honours including the SOCAN Foundation’s Choral Award for Young Composers. Zaba holds a University of Toronto Master’s degree in music composition, and a Bachelor’s in the same subject with a vocal minor from the Desautels Faculty of Music at the University of Manitoba. As of 2021 Tristan Zaba is an associate composer of the Canadian Music Centre and member of the Canadian League of Composers.

Most people who live in Arizona aren’t born here, but simply transplants from other states. This is not the case with up and coming lyricist J-Story. He was born in Arizona; he attended high school in Cottonwood, Arizona while pursuing dreams to become a professional football star, when injuries ended those ambitions, he turn to his long time passion of songwriting, something he always had a knack for. He clearly understood from day one that his songwriting skills alone wouldn’t take him far if he couldn’t perfect the other elements of becoming a successful rap-artist in a music industry where music has become nothing short of disposable, and that epiphany alone has taken him far, and will continue to. Released from the “Arizona Department of Corrections” after serving a three year sentence for “Sales of Narcotic Drugs”, and being released on December 1st 2008, J-Story (born Jonathan Scott Story) is determine to beat the odds against convicted felons, and become a successful member of society through his passion for music, and love for the culture of Hip-Hop. Once free J-Story immediately began pursuing his career as a rap-artist, in a starving Southwest Hip-Hop community, and saw a great response right away. With the release of his first two mix tape collaborations with “ROC”, titled “Local Ambitions” Volumes 1 & 2, the buzz began, and after successfully completing his parole, and gaining more flexibility in his schedule to record and perform, he started recording his first solo “EP” work to be titled “Faithful to my flow” with the very well received lead single “Bird City”. This work was executive production & engineering by “Q” of “Lights Out Productions”, straight out of Chicago, with certified experience in producing for many well know artist from not only the Midwest scene (Crucial Conflict, Criminal Minds, Crystal La’Juene & more), but also the southwest (J-Story, Lockness, Lady Tee AKA Mizz HBO, & More) and even California’s west coast scene (Yung Blessd, Blvd City Music, & More). “Faithful to my flow” was released on “November 14th 2009” all while J-Story gained performing rights to his first live performance at the well-known “Venue of Scottsdale”, and opened up the showcase for legendary hip-hop artist “E-40”. This show proved to be a great asset to the experience of J-Story’s up and coming reputation on the local Arizona scene of hip-hop. Since then J-Story has opened at showcases for the likes of legendary “Wu Tang Clan” group member “Killa-Priest”, Def-Jam Recording artist “Willy Northpole”, Mo-Thugs member/CEO “Big Caz”, Money Power Respect group “Cut Throat Logic”, and also performed at many local venues, bars, clubs, and public attractions. J-Story is the self-proclaimed “Arizona’s 1 & ONLY” based upon pure originality, and constant evolution of artistry, from songwriting, sound, and live performance, to overall brand in general. He began composing lyrics at the age of 13 maybe earlier (as he best recalls), and never could stop, it was as he put it “my escape from reality, while finding ways to deal with it, maintain my sanity while doing so”. We encourage you all to join J-Story on his journey from local ambitions into rap supremacy by following on http://twitter.com/IamJStory , and also http://iamjstory.tumblr.com to tune into his official blog site, and be sure to subscribe for free on http://youtube.com/iamjstory, plus visit http://soundcloud.com/j-story for his upcoming solo project leaks, and much more. As well as sign up with your email accounts via http://reverbnation.com/jstory for exclusive updates, discounted merchandise and music, and well as two free downloads available the second you sign up. For booking simply send email proposals to contactjstory@yahool.com TODAY!

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